YBCO films on metal substrates with biaxially aligned MgO buffer layers

We successfully deposited high quality YBCO films on metal tapes with biaxially aligned MgO buffer layers. E-gun evaporation on inclined substrates with a very high deposition rate of up to 250 nm/min was used for the deposition of the buffer layers. The MgO layers are biaxially textured with an in plane full width at half maximum of 8 degrees. The MgO [001]-axis is not parallel to the substrate normal but tilted significantly towards the deposition direction. YBCO films were deposited on ISD buffer layers by reactive thermal co-evaporation, The critical current density of the films was found to be anisotropic due to the tilt of the [001]-axis. Critical current densities up to 7.9 x 10(5) A/cm(2) at 77 K were achieved.